Monday, January 10, 2011

How Bad is the National Debt?

We Owe 14 Trillion
This number is dynamic and is growing as we speak. Today we owe approximately $14,000,000,000,000.

OK, so help me get my mind around this number. It's too big to comprehend.

Try This
You know how many seconds there are in a minute, so let's use this for your unit of measure.

There are:
  • 60 Seconds in a minute
  • 3,600 Seconds in an hour
  • 8,600 Seconds in a day
  • 604,800 Seconds in a week
Comparisons
You live your first 1,000,000 (one million) seconds in roughly 11.6 DAYS! If you take the time to calculate; there are 31,449,600 Seconds in a year.

You live you first 1,000,000,000 (billion) Seconds at approximately age 31+ years!

Finally, you reach your first 1,000,000,000,000 (Trillion) Seconds in only 3,180 Years!

National Debt
We can NEVER PAY BACK what we owe in your lifetime. We cannot pay back what we owe in your kid's lifetime. We cannot pay back what we owe in your grand children's lifetime. Is there any need to continue with this demonstration?

We as a nation owe more money than we can ever think about paying back. Thank a politician for that. Thank most politicians for that.

Action To Take
Tell your Reps to STOP SPENDING AND START SERIOUS CUTTING NOW!

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